Stella McCartney has enlisted Olympians Jessica Ennis-Hill and Laura Trott to help create Team GB’s kit for next year’s games in Rio. Adidas today announced that the designer is reprising her London 2012 role as Team GB’s creative director for the Olympics and Paralympics in Brazil.

As well as heptathlete Ennis-Hill and cyclist Trott, McCartney’s other recruits include cyclist Lizzie Armitstead, triathlon brothers Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, diver Tom Daley, golfer Justin Rose and gymnast Max Whitlock. They will all help test the kit.

With a year to go until Rio 2016, the sportswear brand hopes to capitalise on the huge popularity of McCartney’s designs for 2012.

They were widely praised by athletes and replica kits sold out across the country, making it the most successful Olympic range ever.

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McCartney said she was “thrilled” to be invited back to the role, adding: “It is a great honour to work with our great athletes again to make them proud with the designs we are creating for them.”

Adidas said the range for Rio, which will be unveiled in April, will be completely new.

Ennis-Hill, who recently gave birth to her first child, will be hoping to repeat the success of her London Olympic gold in Brazil.

Jessica Ennis-Hill looks through kit designsPicture: Sebastian Bell

She said: “The kit in London 2012 was so iconic and was part of so many special memories for me personally.

“I am looking forward to seeing the new designs made up and hopefully I will get to wear them and be part of another incredible Olympics in 2016.”

McCartney was commissioned last April and the design process started more than a year ago.

The clothes have already been through months of testing and feedback is set to continue until the end of this year.

Barry Moore, UK brand director for adidas, said: “Three years ago we set the benchmark.

“Today we take the first step on our mission to create a new one. Bringing together our innovative sports technology with the designs from Stella McCartney will allow our athletes to perform better than ever before.”